Beth Wyatt And Safira Ali

From laments of lost youth, to hope that peace will prevail, poems and songs which were borne out of war are under scrutiny by Recorder readers, who are picking their favourites ahead of Remembrance Day.

From the bleak depictions of trench life by the First World War poets, to the rousing sound of Vera Lynn’s patriotic songs, Recorder readers have been selecting their favourite war poems and music ahead of Remembrance Day.